Ronnie Pfeffer returns!

[Wobbler]

Insurance is good. I don't buy Dunk's idea that we should dress them both - Hajrullahu is a better kicker and probably a better punter too.

[OV Argo]

Insurance is good. I don't buy Dunk's idea that we should dress them both - Hajrullahu is a better kicker and probably a better punter too.

Disagree; big-time.

I've gone on here before about how risky/iffy/dumb it is (IMO) to dress only one kicker for any game and have him do all 3 jobs; an injury during a game (especially early) and you can basically kiss that game good-bye (unless you have a huge lead). And besides, there are rarely CFL kickers who have outstanding seasons at handling both the punting & place-kicking jobs - though it has happened some (see S. Waters for the Argos a few seasons back) - more often the dual kicker will struggle, some or lots, at one of the jobs (see S. Waters in all his other Argo time). Let a kicker concentrate on what he does best, and have another kicker for the other job, and they back each other up, in case of injury or even in game struggles. There are ZERO NFL teams - going on decades now - who carry just one kicker and have him do all the jobs. CFL roster size now is (IMO) plenty (way too) big, so you don't need a 5th string DB or linebacker who plays just special teams over carrying a 2nd kicker.

Now, if you had another game roster guy, who plays another position, plus is a pretty decent dual kicker as well (see Dave Stala) then there is not the big risk of having ZERO kicker to play during a game if injury strikes your main kicker. Maybe Graves could be this back-up/emergency guy for the Argos - he does play slotback, plus was a QB and punter in college ball.

Pfeffer has good potential to become a solid punter or place kicker. Should never have let him go in the first place, IMO.

[Gill The Thrill]

Insurance is good. I don't buy Dunk's idea that we should dress them both - Hajrullahu is a better kicker and probably a better punter too.

Hajrullahu hasn't exactly been Mr. Consistent during his CFL career. He was where Boris Bede was last year a couple of years back in Winnipeg, so I don't think his superiority in kicking to Pfeffer is as cut and dry as you make it sound. For those who are old enough, having one kicker has cost the Argos playoff wins and that was with a guy who could punt a ball 70 yds. Accuracy in placekicking is important and Pfeffer had some long FGs that were good out of the 12 that he made 2 seasons ago.

Teams dressed 2 guys with the old 34 man rosters back in the day, so 2 kickers in a 46 man roster should not be a problem. Even Dave Ridgeway shared kicking duties with Ken Clark early in his career with Saskatchewan.

[Argo57]

Hajrullahu hasn't exactly been Mr. Consistent during his CFL career. He was where Boris Bede was last year a couple of years back in Winnipeg, so I don't think his superiority in kicking to Pfeffer is as cut and dry as you make it sound. For those who are old enough, having one kicker has cost the Argos playoff wins and that was with a guy who could punt a ball 70 yds. Accuracy in placekicking is important and Pfeffer had some long FGs that were good out of the 12 that he made 2 seasons ago.

Teams dressed 2 guys with the old 34 man rosters back in the day, so 2 kickers in a 46 man roster should not be a problem. Even Dave Ridgeway shared kicking duties with Ken Clark early in his career with Saskatchewan.

Look at how the previous regime addressed the kicking game in 2015 (including letting Pfeffer get away the first time), smart proactive move by Popp.

[gilthethrill]

Look at how the previous regime addressed the kicking game in 2015 (including letting Pfeffer get away the first time), smart proactive move by Popp.

Maybe in 2015 Ronnie decided he would rather go to Ottawa and play rather than be stuck on the reserve list watching Watters play?

[Argo57]

Maybe in 2015 Ronnie decided he would rather go to Ottawa and play rather than be stuck on the reserve list watching Watters play?

That's a possibility for sure.